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When the United States Supreme Court decided United States v. Skrmetti almost two weeks ago, we issued a press release notifying everyone we believed it would result in an order in Kadel v. Folwell, vacating the decision made by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.

In response to today’s United States Supreme Court ruling in the United States v. Skrmetti case, N.C. Treasurer Brad Briner released the following statement:

State Treasurer Brad Briner’s effort to modernize and improve North Carolina’s investment strategy became law today. In a ceremony this morning at the executive mansion, the 2025 Investment Modernization Act was signed by Gov. Josh Stein.

After months of negotiation, The Department of State Treasurer (DST), along with the State Health Plan (Plan), has reached an untenable impasse with CVS Caremark (Caremark) which refuses to honor its current contract with the State Health Plan.&nb

The State Health Plan (Plan) Board of Trustees met today to make pivotal decisions on the future direction of the Plan with actions to address its $507 million deficit. The board approved changes to benefits for the 2026 benefit year, which will begin Jan. 1, 2026.

State Treasurer Brad Briner released the following statement in response to the House’s proposed state spending plan.

State Treasurer Brad Briner released the following statement on the Senate’s proposed budget spending plan.

Sam Watts has been named to the North Carolina State Health Plan Board of Trustees, State Treasurer Brad Briner announced today.
 

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State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, expressed support today for the N.C. Supreme Court’s (Court) ruling in favor of New Bern eye surgeon Dr. Jay Singleton. The Court vacated a Court of Appeals’ decision and ruled that Mr.